epa05906020 Myanmar traditional dancers perform during the opening ceremony of the Thingyan Water Festival in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, 13 April 2017. The annual water festival, known as Thingyan, features large groups of people congregating to celebrate the by splashing water and throwing powder at each other's faces as a symbol of cleansing and washing away the sins from the old year, and to mark the traditional New Year in countries such as Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. This year, the Myanmar Thingyan water festival runs from 13 to 16 April. EPA/HEIN HTET